Man Made God is here!
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Yay! Finally, it’s here! Stellar House Publishing is proud to announce the release of its latest publication, Man Made God by best-selling author Barbara G. Walker, author of The Woman’s Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets. From the back cover: Extraordinary independent scholar of comparative religion and mythology Barbara G. Walker…
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The Humpty Dumpty Gospel
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And now for a reading from the Humpty Dumpty Gospel: HD 1:1 And you, who deny the great Humpty, (or as his friends call him “The Big Hump”) shall surely perish in the fryers of hell. HD 1:2 But ye who keep the sunny side up will know everlasting…
Read MoreSource of Bible tale discovered?
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Archaeologists working in Turkey found a tablet dating to around 670 BCE that “could have served as a model for the biblical description of God’s covenant with the Israelites.” What this discovery suggests, of course, is that the biblical tale does not represent “history” or “facts” but is a rewrite,…
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New discoveries indicate ancient British sun worship
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Several newly discovered megalithic sites in England reflect an arrangement similar to that of the famous ancient British site of Stonehenge, including its archaeoastronomical alignments. The alignments at these sites marking sunrise and sunset at the summer and winter solstices are naturally suggestive of sun worship, which can be found…
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A minister reviews ‘Christ in Egypt: The Horus-Jesus Connection’
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A courageous and reputable minister has come forth in order to share his profound and mind-bending experience with my book Christ in Egypt: The Horus-Jesus Connection. While some may become perplexed by what he has to say, I hope you will join me in congratulating him for having the insight…
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Preachers, priests quietly embrace the Christ myth
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I have decided to spill a few beans here – not all, but a few of the “mysteries” that have been created around my work and the Christ-myth field in general. Here’s a major secret – are you ready? As you can tell from the title of this article, the…
Read MoreThe Jesus Myth
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Following is a great quote from the Barbara G. Walker’s new book Man Made God (151). Barbara’s summary here pretty much says it all. It’s really that simple. All the fussing and personal attacks still haven’t changed that fact. …And according to Acts 4:13, the apostles were all “unlearned and…
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Most Americans hip to Easter’s real meaning?
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An interesting article in “The Baptist Standard” claims that fewer than half of all Americans associate Easter with the resurrection of Jesus! That’s very surprising, considering that some 80% of American citizens define themselves as Christians. Although this article does not say – it seems to avoid the subject, in…
Read MoreMistranslating the Bible to whitewash thorny scriptures
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Here’s a short excerpt from the book I am currently editing and will be publishing relatively soon. Man Made God is by the great mythologist Barbara G. Walker, who thoroughly demonstrates the massive injustice committed against ancient goddess-worshipping peoples by the Abrahamic, male-dominant cultus. Included in this manmade cultural domination…
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Prejudice against non-believers
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I have always known that if I didn’t belong to the cult, my social life would suffer. Of course, living in a big city for two decades mitigated that problem to some extent. Then and there the snootiness came from the direction of the monied, rather than the religious. Having…
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Ancient Jerusalem wall proves Bible?
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An Israeli archaeologist is claiming that an excavated foundation wall in Jerusalem is a remnant of the First Temple Period 3,000 years ago and that it therefore “proves” the Bible. The discovery is being touted as proof of the biblical accounts of King David and his son Solomon, who are…
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Neanderthal seafarers’ artifacts found on Crete?
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A team of archaeologists and researchers on the Greek island of Crete has made a series of startling discoveries that could shake the foundations of archaeological knowledge far beyond the Mediterranean. Some 30 primitive stone axes have been found in several different sites that resemble Paleolithic tools used in Europe…
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Pagan chaplain appointed at major American university
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As part of an interesting trend in the modern resurrection of Paganism, the first Pagan chaplain has been appointed at New York’s Syracuse University. What’s also intriguing is that this chaplain is a woman, Mary Hudson, whose appointment is heralded as part of an effort to be “more inclusive of…
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Cherry-picking religion
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Thomas Jefferson, questioning the miracles of the New Testament while approving of some of Jesus’s moral sentiments, produced a thin volume called The Jefferson Bible, edited literally with a razor and paste. Jefferson removed many of the contradictions, atrocities and absurdities from the Bible and, in the end, there weren’t…
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Christian clergy: ‘Women, shut up and obey your husbands’
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A Christian clergyman in Great Britain has started a brouhaha by actually teaching Church doctrine to his congregation! Vicar Angus MacLeay cited scripture to tell his female parishioners to be silent and submit to their husbands, while his assistant compounded the furor by essentially blaming high divorce rates on women’s…
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Reclaiming the C-Word!
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I’ve been interested to find today that the word “cunt,” which is used in our society most commonly as a degrading insult, is actually an old term that was demonized by medieval clergymen. As our friend LaciGreen highlights, inspired by the work of Barbara G. Walker, the word is derived…
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Air Force Pagans: Earth warriors
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Pagan warriors for the earth? The recognition by the U.S. military of various Earth-centered, Pagan and Wiccan sects as valid religious and spiritual systems is good news for those of us who value freedom of religion, as well as freedom from religion. The acceptance of a circle of rocks as…
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Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a great humanitarian
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The beautiful and dignified Ayaan Hirsi Ali overcame severe hardship and rose to prominence by possessing innate morality, kindness and decency. Having come from Somalia – the most dangerous country in the world, where she suffered under a brutal and violent social system that included having her genitals hacked off…
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Ancient civilization discovered in Amazon
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A fascinating find has come from the tragic loss of Brazilian rainforest, making some lemonade out of that lemon. Of course, what this discovery of a long lost Amazonian civilization means is that there have been other times when the forest was likewise not there, giving us hope that currently…
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Icelandic President: Green energy could begin new renaissance
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The potential for what is presently called “alternative” energy such as geothermal, wind and solar power is absolutely astounding – and it’s time it’s put to good use. We have no excuse not to provide energy for everyone. A green energy era could indeed become a renaissance for the developing…
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UK Gov’t worker to Pagan: ‘Take down your idols’
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Oh, but having an emaciated dead Jewish guy on your wall who has been tortured and nailed to a cross – that’s a great image for your children to see! Paganist protests as health visitor tells her to move items A follower of paganism claims a health visitor told her…
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Creationism and logical fallacy
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Information on logical fallacy is available on many websites. If you really wish to argue coherently and honestly please visit one of those websites and learn what the logical fallacies are and how to avoid them. What is more important is how the supernaturalists employ these very same logical fallacies…
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Dead Sea Scrolls prove the Bible unoriginal
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Over the years, news items have circulated about how “hints” and “insights” contained in the original texts among the famous Dead Sea Scrolls discovered in caves near the ancient site of Qumran can be found in the Bible. In other words, certain ideas in the scrolls also appear in the…
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First ‘Human Rights Charter’ is Persian
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A 2,500-year-old clay cylinder bears what has been called the world’s “first human rights charter” and was inscribed under the direction of the Persian ruler Cyrus the Great in 539 BCE. In the Greek Bible (Isaiah 45:1), Cyrus is called “Christ” (“…τῷ χριστῷ μου Κύρῳ…”) or “the Lord’s anointed” for…
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Discovery proves Egypt’s religious popularity
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In my book Christ in Egypt: The Horus-Jesus Connection, I utilize thousands of ancient texts as well as the testimony of many highly credentialed authorities to show that the gospel tale and much Christian tradition are solidly based in pre-existing myths and rituals, in this case revolving around the ancient…
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